Today: 112km To date: 1,561km To go: 6,239 km Everyday for the last hmmm 4 days (?) I have bee complaining about heat – and today taught me I hadn’t seen anything yet. It reached at least 36 degrees –… Read More ›
Alberta
Medicine Hat – Elk Water
Today: 72km To date: 1,449km To go: 6,351km You know it’s going to be a good day when you wake up, eat breakfast, promptly forget you have eaten breakfast and stop for a second breakfast. We stopped at the PetroCanada… Read More ›
Redcliff – Medicine Hat
Today: 33km (this includes sightseeing detour) To date: 1,377km To go: 6,423km After the intense heat and a fairly long day yesterday, we decided today was going to be a short rest day – just a quick 10km jaunt into… Read More ›
Brooks – Redcliff
Today: 92km To date: 1,344km To go: 6,456km My first night stealth camping was a success!! No one came and kicked us out. We packed up then went back to the proper campground area to use the facilities and make… Read More ›
Gleichen – Brooks
Today: 106km To Date: 1,252km To Go: 6,548km One of the best parts of sleeping in a tent without the fly on is watching the sun rise. And this morning it was just spectacular. Needless to say I was… Read More ›
Calgary – Gleichen
To day: 100km To date: 1,146km !!! (I forgot to get excited about passing 1,000km!!) To go: 6,654km This morning was the morning I had to break the news to Joshua I would be riding alone again. I had discussed… Read More ›
Canmore – Calgary
Today: 78km To date: 1051km To go: 6,749km As I write this, I am camped out in the day-use area of a fully booked Provincial Park just outside of Brooks, Alberta…. I am a few days behind in the blog… Read More ›
Banff – Canmore
Today: 26km, 54m To date: 940km, 10,004m To go: 6,860km The ride from Banff to Canmore was great! Most of the ride was along a separated bike path along the side of the highway – flat, smooth, and lovely. We… Read More ›
Canmore: State of Emergency
So I am skipping our ride (Joshua & I) from Banff to Canmore at the moment to quickly address the current situation. Many of you have probably seen on TV or through Facebook that Canmore, and other communities in Southern… Read More ›
Day 12: Lake Louise – Banff
To day: 59km, 220m To date: 915.5km, 9,950m To go: 6,885km So just to clarify how I am doing this – I am only keeping count of my riding days in the title – and not my rest days… I… Read More ›